May 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Should Immediate Manual Testicular Detorsion Become the Standard of Care? Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:06 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Testicular torsion is a highly time-sensitive event for a patient and the survival of his testicle, and therapeutic nihilism about testicle survival after six to eight hours is widespread, resulting in unnecessary orchiectomies, Dr. Mellick says. Some torsed testicles are salvageable even at 24 hours, sometimes longer, but the clock is ticking the minute the retracting cremasteric muscle starts the spermatic cord twisting. Does that mean an immediate attempt at manual detorsion should become a standard of care? Dr. Mellick explains in this month’s video and blog. Read more at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
April 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Mysteries of Patella Dislocations Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:04 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Understanding patella anatomy can help in reducing dislocations, and Dr. Mellick explains in this month’s video and blog how to manage patients with this condition. Read more at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
March 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Painless Nasogastric Tube Placement Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:44 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Several small sprays of 4% lidocaine with viscous lidocaine applied to the tube made NG tube placement successful and with markedly less pain and resistance from the child. Dr. Mellick explains the details in this month’s video and blog. Read more at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
February 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Canary in the Coal Mine Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 12:47 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The mini-lab for rapid viral testing in Dr. Mellick’s pediatric ED had an undeniably positive impact on practice during the pandemic, and he talks in this month’s video and blog about how lucky they were to have this clinical tool. Read more at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
January 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Ring Removal Techniques and Challenges Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:26 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Removing a ring stuck on a finger can be troublesome, but Dr. Mellick reviews different methods that make it easier in these videos and his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
January 2022: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Ring Removal Techniques and Challenges Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:24 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Removing a ring stuck on a finger can be troublesome, but Dr. Mellick reviews different methods that make it easier in these videos and his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
December 2021: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Treating Supraventricular Tachycardia in Newborns Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:56 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Infantile-onset SVT classically presenting in the first month or two of life is the most common sustained arrhythmia with an incidence of one in 250 infants. Dr. Mellick reviews its treatment in this video and his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
November 2021: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Properly Naming the Sinusitis-Otitis-Conjunctivitis Syndrome Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:11 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says the conjunctivitis-otitis syndrome should be renamed as the sinusitis-otitis-conjunctivitis syndrome because sinusitis is almost assuredly the primary and initial infection leading to otitis media and conjunctivitis, and it deserves priority billing. Watch this video, and learn more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
October 2021: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric COVID-19 and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 9:21 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Acute COVID-19 disease can present similarly to MIS-C, and their symptoms have significant overlap. Dr. Mellick talks about several patients days into their acute COVID disease. Watch this video, and learn more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. (Dr. Mellick disclosed that he has no conflict of interest for the LifeFlow device used.) Play Video | + Favorites
January 2020: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Dreaded Cricothyrotomy Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:01 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick delves into cricothyrotomies, focusing on the three variations for the surgical techniques. Watch this video, and learn more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
December 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Numbered Pediatric Rashes Revisited - Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:53 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick has been seeing a lot of second disease and fifth disease—it’s that time of year. Watch this video of a patient with a positive rapid strep test and prominent red lips, and learn more about all the rashes in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
December 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Numbered Pediatric Rashes Revisited - Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:51 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick has all you need to know about rashes. Watch this video of a child with fifth disease who presented with a slapped face appearance and a rash over his extremities, and learn more about all the rashes in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
November 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Breath-Holding Spells Are More Complicated than Imagined Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:14 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick talks to a mother whose toddler had a breath-holding spell and a vasovagal event. Read more his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
October 2019, Video 1 of 3: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Three Ps of Pyloric Stenosis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:50 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick talks to a mother whose infant is experiencing weight loss from pyloric stenosis. Read about the fascinating back story of pyloric stenosis and why treatment has to be immediate in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
October 2019, Video 2 of 3: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Three Ps of Pyloric Stenosis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:53 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick talks to a mother whose infant was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis 13 days after birth because of his family history. Read about the fascinating back story of pyloric stenosis and why treatment has to be immediate in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
October 2019, Video 3 of 3: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Three Ps of Pyloric Stenosis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:12 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less This video shows an infant with pyloric stenosis experiencing hyperperistalsis. Read about the fascinating back story of pyloric stenosis and why treatment has to be immediate in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
September 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Prepubertal Dysuria Not as Simple as a UTI Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:09 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Prepubertal boys presenting to the ED with dysuria are uncommon, and Dr. Mellick reviews all the possible causes in this video. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
August 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Heat-Related Illness Not as Simple as It Looks Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 11:38 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Heat-related illness should be an easy diagnosis, but it is not that simple, and there are a number of tripwires says Dr. Mellick in his video this month. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick Play Video | + Favorites
July 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Needle Thoracostomy - Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 0:49 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says don’t treat kids as tiny adults when performing needle thoracostomy. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
July 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Needle Thoracostomy - Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:45 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says don’t treat kids as tiny adults when performing needle thoracostomy. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
July 2019: M2E Too! Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Needle Thoracostomy - Video 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:53 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says don’t treat kids as tiny adults when performing needle thoracostomy. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
June 2019: Tactical Emergency Medicine a Possible Career Path - Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:41 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says tactical medicine is a perfect fit for emergency physicians. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
June 2019: Tactical Emergency Medicine a Possible Career Path - Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:53 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick says tactical medicine is a perfect fit for emergency physicians. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
May 2019: Racemic Epinephrine Deserves More Respect Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:05 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Mellick wonders why racemic epinephrine got such a bad rap, and says it’s an overlooked treatment for asthma and other respiratory complaints. Tune in to watch Dr. Mellick’s videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Enigmatic Ganglion Cyst Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:10 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Ganglion cysts are soft tissue, fluid-filled swellings most frequently found in the hand and wrist, but their origin is not always clear. They are common, however, and can occasionally be associated with surprising morbidity despite their benign nature. Tune in to Dr. Mellick’s review, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Conjunctivitis a Simple Diagnosis Until It Isn’t - Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:55 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Conjunctivitis is a common condition and easy enough to treat, but several uncommon conjunctivitis syndromes require more care and should not be missed. Watch Dr. Mellick review acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis-otitis syndrome, and parinaud oculoglandular syndrome in the videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Conjunctivitis a Simple Diagnosis Until It Isn’t - Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:11 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Conjunctivitis is a common condition and easy enough to treat, but several uncommon conjunctivitis syndromes require more care and should not be missed. Watch Dr. Mellick review acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis-otitis syndrome, and parinaud oculoglandular syndrome in the videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pediatric Conjunctivitis a Simple Diagnosis Until It Isn’t - Video 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:34 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Conjunctivitis is a common condition and easy enough to treat, but several uncommon conjunctivitis syndromes require more care and should not be missed. Watch Dr. Mellick review acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis-otitis syndrome, and parinaud oculoglandular syndrome in the videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: TXA a Late Bloomer in Bleeding Management 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:32 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Tranexamic acid can be administered topically for epistaxis in multiple ways—dripping TXA into the nostrils with a syringe or the shortened tubing of a butterfly needle. Watch Dr. Mellick demonstrate two other possible options in the videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: TXA a Late Bloomer in Bleeding Management 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:26 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Tranexamic acid can be administered topically for epistaxis in multiple ways—dripping TXA into the nostrils with a syringe or the shortened tubing of a butterfly needle. Watch Dr. Mellick demonstrate two other possible options in the videos, and read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Distinguishing between Orbital and Preseptal Cellulitis - Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:35 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Some medical conditions have signs and symptoms that significantly overlap, making a diagnosis a little more difficult. Epididymitis, testicular torsion, and torsion of the testicular appendage are examples, but orbital and preseptal cellulitis are others that can cause significant diagnostic confusion. Dr. Mellick delves into this topic with cutting-edge information about how to diagnose these patients. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Distinguishing between Orbital and Preseptal Cellulitis - Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:35 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Some medical conditions have signs and symptoms that significantly overlap, making a diagnosis a little more difficult. Epididymitis, testicular torsion, and torsion of the testicular appendage are examples, but orbital and preseptal cellulitis are others that can cause significant diagnostic confusion. Dr. Mellick delves into this topic with cutting-edge information about how to diagnose these patients. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Bronchiolitis Guidelines Mismatch 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:38 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The latest American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines are causing confusion for experienced andinexperienced emergency physicians alike. Dr. Mellick shines some light to make your practice easier. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Bronchiolitis Guidelines Mismatch 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:08 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The latest American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines are causing confusion for experienced andinexperienced emergency physicians alike. Dr. Mellick shines some light to make your practice easier. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: New Ways to Remove Foreign Bodies, Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:06 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Pediatric patients frequently put foreign bodies into their mouths, noses, and ears, and Dr. Mellick shows you in these three videos some techniques for removal plus some interesting experiments you may like to try. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: New Ways to Remove Foreign Bodies, Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:31 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Pediatric patients frequently put foreign bodies into their mouths, noses, and ears, and Dr. Mellick shows you in these three videos some techniques for removal plus some interesting experiments you may like to try. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: New Ways to Remove Foreign Bodies, Video 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 9:36 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Pediatric patients frequently put foreign bodies into their mouths, noses, and ears, and Dr. Mellick shows you in these three videos some techniques for removal plus some interesting experiments you may like to try. Read more in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Curse of Delusional Parasitosis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 8:28 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Delusional parasitosis is a rare condition, but it is more common where methamphetamine and cocaine abuse are high. It is a fascinating condition to witness, says Dr. Larry Mellick, who shows you how this condition manifests in this video and in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: My Foley Won’t Deflate Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:28 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Sometimes when it’s time to remove a Foley catheter, the balloon won’t deflate. Then what? Dr. Larry Mellick has all the techniques you need in this video and in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Managing Bursitis, Video 1 of 4, Subacromial Bursitis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:49 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less There’s more than meets the eye when treating bursitis, and Dr. Larry Mellick has all you need to know about subacromial bursitis in this video and in his blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Managing Bursitis, Video 2 of 4, Housemaid’s Knee Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:17 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Because the etiologies of the inflammation for deep and superficial bursae are different, the diagnostic modalities and treatments are as well. This video and Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog has all you need to know about housemaid’s knee at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Managing Bursitis, Video 3 of 4, Pes Anserine Bursitis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:07 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Osteoarthritis of the knee commonly causes pes anserine bursitis, and this video and Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog shows how to inject the joint at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Managing Bursitis, Video 4 of 4, Olecranon Bursitis Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:04 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Watch the needle aspiration of a patient with olecranon bursitis in this video, and read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Compartment Syndrome of the Hand, Video 1 of 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:50 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Compartment syndrome of the hand is a rare condition that can have devastating consequences. Watch this video of a man with late-presentation compartment syndrome whose hand was crushed after a fall from a ladder, and read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Finding Your Way with the Compass for Compartment Syndrome, Video 2 of 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:12 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The Compass device is a disposable pressure gauge that efficiently and effectively measures compartment pressure. This video shows how to use the device—on oranges. Read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Foot Drop in Compartment Syndrome, Video 3 of 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:42 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less It is rare when patients present with a lower extremity compartment syndrome. Watch this video to see a patient who developed a foot drop as a result of compartment syndrome. Read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Severe Antabuse Reactions Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:50 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Disulfiram treatment is considered a valuable option for treating alcohol dependence, and more recently, has shown potential benefit for treating other presentations. Just be on the lookout for patients with serious side effects such as refractory hypotension and its associated ischemic complications. Watch this video and read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Small Hairs Make Big Cuts (and Consequences) Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:37 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less How in the world does a hair get wrapped repeatedly and tightly around an appendage of the body? Watch this video and read more in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Understanding Headache Classifications, Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 8:07 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Headaches can be caused by life-threatening conditions such as aneurysms, like this patient who experienced a posterior communicating artery aneurysm and was taken for emergent aneurysm coiling. Read more in Dr. Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Understanding Headache Classifications, Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:48 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Many types and etiologies of headache and facial pain afflict ED patients, and sorting through them can be a challenge. Craniofacial experts themselves, in fact, do not attempt to remember the subtle differences between the various conditions causing craniofacial pain, but instead refer to the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, says Larry Mellick, MD. This video shows a 9-year-old boy who crashed his motor bike and had a concussion, forehead contusion, and broken nose. A month later, he was still experiencing pain in his forehead, but rather than go right to CT or MRI, Dr. Mellick tried a different approach. Read more in Dr. Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Foreskin Complications, Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:08 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Circumcised boys and men can also experience complications, says Larry Mellick, MD. Meatal stenosis can be caused by diaper irritation and penile glans inflammation. See a case in this video. Read more in Dr. Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Foreskin Complications, Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:08 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Uncircumcised boys and men are at increased risk of balanitis, posthitis, balanoposthitis, phimosis, and paraphimosis, says Larry Mellick, MD. This video shows a patient with this complaint and discusses the treatment plan. Read more in Dr. Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pets in the ED, Video 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:36 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less This patient was worried that her unusual therapy pet would not be allowed in the ED, but Dr. Larry Mellick says maybe EDs should do a better job of acknowledging the importance of these roles. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pets in the ED, Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 0:46 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick finds that therapy pets can help patients while in the ED. In this video, he meets a Jack Russell Terrier who is always at his veteran-owner’s side. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Pets in the ED, Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:03 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick looks at the softer side of emergency medicine for a change—how important pets are to patients and how they can help with treatment. In this video, he has insights about that after seeing his daughter interact with her new puppy. Read more in Dr. Mellick’s blog at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Tactical Tourniquets to Stop Traumatic Bleeding, Video 1 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:47 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick reviews four different tourniquets to manage uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage. In this one, he looks at the SWAT-Tourniquet, the Combat Application Tourniquet (C-A-T), and the SOF Tactical Tourniquet. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Tactical Tourniquets to Stop Traumatic Bleeding, Video 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:34 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick reviews four different tourniquets to manage uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage. In this one, he looks at the Rapid Application Tourniquet System (R.A.T.S.). Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Tactical Tourniquets to Stop Traumatic Bleeding, Video 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:41 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick reviews four different tourniquets to manage uncontrolled extremity hemorrhage, but in this one, he demonstrates a simulated SWAT or SRT entry in a building with gunfire and simulated injuries and blood. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The AAJT: Simplicity in the Face of Adversity Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:45 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick delves into REBOA and cross-clamping the aorta. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Cardioverting the First Emergency Medicine Residency Graduate Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 15:08 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick and colleagues cardiovert the first emergency medicine residency graduate, Bruce Janiak, MD, who narrates most of the procedure in this video! Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Preoxygenating with the BVM Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 10:42 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick and colleagues test the bag-valve mask for preoxygenation. You will be surprised by the results! Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Role for Magnetism in the ED Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:35 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick notes that children’s predilection for placing small objects in body cavities and orifices often brings them to the ED. Magnets, which haven’t received the respect they deserve, can come to the rescue. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Role for Magnetism in the ED Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:03 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick shows how to use a Pacer magnet to remove a foreign body from the ear. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Role for Magnetism in the ED Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:02 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick is the guinea pig in this video testing different magnets for removing a foreign body from the ear. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Double Simultaneous Defibrillation Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:23 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick looks at the evidence for double simultaneous defibrillation, which appears to work in the electrophysiology lab and that anecdotal evidence has shown saves lives in the prehospital setting and in the emergency department. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Survival of a Torsed Testicle, Video 2 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:53 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The time for possible salvage and survival of a torsed testicle is commonly thought to be six to eight hours, but Dr. Larry Mellick says one patient’s testicle was saved after 70 hours. Watch this video of torsion in a 15-year-old, and find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Survival of a Torsed Testicle, Video 1 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:39 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The time for possible salvage and survival of a torsed testicle is commonly thought to be six to eight hours, but Dr. Larry Mellick says survival can actually occur after that. Watch this video of torsion in a 14-year-old. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: “Out-the-Door” v. “Kitchen-Sink” Asthma Management Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:15 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick reviews strategies for managing asthma patients that gets them discharged home instead of admitted to the hospital. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Not Appenditicits Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:36 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick reviews an unusual cause of abdominal pain. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Mistakes that Kill during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:05 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick says EPs fail patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in many ways, so it’s critical to find the resuscitation sweet spot for each patient and to never waver during a CPR event. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Mistakes that Kill during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:39 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Too fast or too slow compressions, too shallow or two deep. Find out all the mistakes that EPs make during CPR and why code team leadership is needed in Dr. Larry Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Oldie but Goodie Pediatric Clinical Concepts-Double Sickening Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:21 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less A number of older clinical concepts may be unfamiliar to younger clinicians, but these clinical concepts are useful in pediatric medicine. Some of these concepts showed up in the medical literature for the first time nearly a century ago, but experience has borne out their effectiveness. Listen in to this video as Dr. Mellick discusses double sickening in this mother’s daughter. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Oldie but Goodie Pediatric Clinical Concepts-Double Sickening Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:21 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less A number of older clinical concepts may be unfamiliar to younger clinicians, but these clinical concepts are useful in pediatric medicine. Some of these concepts showed up in the medical literature for the first time nearly a century ago, but experience has borne out their effectiveness. Listen in to this video as Dr. Mellick discusses double sickening in this mother’s daughter. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Varicella Virus, the Old and the New Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:47 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Varicella cases have markedly declined, and presentations are often atypical since the advent of immunizations, so younger physicians are less aware of the appearance and clinical presentations of this viral infection. This video shows disseminated varicella in an HIV patient. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Varicella Virus, the Old and the New Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:50 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Many children are vaccinated against varicella, but breakthrough cases of chickenpox still occur, like in this 6-year-old boy. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Varicella Virus, the Old and the New Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:03 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Many U.S. children are vaccinated against varicella, but in Haiti, vaccination is neither mandatory nor widespread. This video shows several patients with typical varicella presentations. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Dramatic Treatment Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:10 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less A young patient with hemiplegic migraine presents to the ED unable to walk or follow commands. Fifteen minutes after Dr. Larry Mellick treated him with paraspinous cervical injections of bupivacaine, the young man was able to move all extremities. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Post-Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy Bleeding Emergencies Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:52 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick admits that post-surgical bleeding following tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy has given him some memorable experiences over the years. And by “memorable,” he means terrifying. Find out more in Dr. Mellick’s blog and video at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Two Novel Conditions with an Intriguing Link Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:50 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less How could a Lyme disease lookalike rash and anaphylaxis to meat have anything in common? Find out more as Dr. Larry Mellick reviews their common vector in this video and blog post, which you can find at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Ten Ways to Reduce a Shoulder Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 10:02 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Multiple methods are touted for reducing anterior shoulder dislocations, and Dr. Larry Mellick reviews ten ways in this video and blog post, which you can find at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Davos Technique Gains Traction for Shoulder Dislocations Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:51 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Multiple methods are touted for reducing anterior shoulder dislocations, but the Davos technique is a nontraumatic, patient-controlled, and auto-reduction technique that does not require the use of anesthesia. Dr. Larry Mellick reviews it in this video and blog post, which you can find at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: A Kinder, Gentler Approach for Felons Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:30 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less The thought of blindly “slicing and dicing” fingertips leaves Dr. Larry Mellick cold. Instead, he reviews the best approaches for fingertip abscesses in this video and blog post, which you can find at http://bit.ly/Mellick. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Treating Priapism in the ED, Video 1 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:43 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick says emergency physicians have mental blocks when it comes to managing priapism. He helps dispel some of the performance anxiety associated with this condition by teaching how to mix up the phenylephrine used for intracavernosal blocks, which means this penile compartment syndrome doesn’t languish while EPs wait for the urologist. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Treating Priapism in the ED, Video 2 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:01 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick says emergency physicians have mental blocks when it comes to managing priapism. He helps dispel some of the anxiety demonstrating how to set up an aspiration and irrigation system, which dramatically simplifies the entire process. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Treating Priapism in the ED, Video 2 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:01 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick says emergency physicians have mental blocks when it comes to managing priapism. He helps dispel some of the anxiety demonstrating how to set up an aspiration and irrigation system, which dramatically simplifies the entire process. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Treating Priapism in the ED, Video 1 of 2 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:43 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick says emergency physicians have mental blocks when it comes to managing priapism. He helps dispel some of the performance anxiety associated with this condition by teaching how to mix up the phenylephrine used for intracavernosal blocks, which means this penile compartment syndrome doesn’t languish while EPs wait for the urologist. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: An Ophthalmic Photo and Video Tool Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 5:36 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick waxes poetic about the Eidolon Photo Bluminator, which can take excellent still photographs and high-quality videos of the external surface of the eye. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Peritoneal Taps for Removing Ascites Fluids Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 15:11 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick interviews Richard Gordon, MD, whose step-by-step presentation shows how to safely perform peritoneal taps. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: The Daunting Ear Cartilage Laceration Repair Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:48 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick shares tips and tricks that will help emergency physicians repair ear cartilage lacerations with ease. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see a laceration repair. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Like Pulling Teeth Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 6:12 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick recently spent a week in Jamaica providing care under relatively harsh conditions. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see the dental team demonstrate the elemental steps of pulling a tooth. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Triceps Surae Examination Pearls (2 of 2) Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:51 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick has tips and tricks for examining and diagnosing patients with calf pain. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see how to do the Thompson test for an Achilles tendon injury. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Triceps Surae Examination Pearls (1 of 2) Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:12 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick has tips and tricks for examining and diagnosing patients with calf pain. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see how to examine an injured soleus muscle. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Managing Sacroiliac Pain Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 7:32 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick has been treating localized sacroiliac pain with injections of bupivacaine and methylprednisolone for several years. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see how to perform this simple technique. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Open Airway-Neutral Cervical Spine Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:48 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Pediatric trauma patients on backboards and in cervical collars often have their airways partially compromised. Dr. Larry Mellick advocates for teaching EMTs how to maintain an open airway and neutral cervical spine. Read his blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see how to perform this simple technique. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Devastating Leg Injury Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:19 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick acknowledges the bad blood that sometimes exists between emergency medicine and surgery, but says there are many times he is grateful for his surgical colleagues, like in this video. Read Dr. Mellick’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see him talk about a patient with a devastating leg injury. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Stiletto Heel Injury Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 1:35 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick acknowledges the bad blood that sometimes exists between emergency medicine and surgery, but says there are many times he is grateful for his surgical colleagues, like in this video. Read Dr. Mellick’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see him talk about a patient with a stiletto heel injury. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Cherry Bomb Injury Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 3:43 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick acknowledges the bad blood that sometimes exists between emergency medicine and surgery, but says there are many times he is grateful for his surgical colleagues, like in this video. Read Dr. Mellick’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see him talk about a patient with a cherry bomb injury. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Chainsaw Injury Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 2:08 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick acknowledges the bad blood that sometimes exists between emergency medicine and surgery, but says there are many times he is grateful for his surgical colleagues, like in this video. Read Dr. Mellick’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to see him talk about a patient with a chainsaw injury. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Dr. Ric Solis’s Innovative Idea Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 13:14 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Dr. Larry Mellick interviews Ricaurte A. Solis, DO, who has created, with input from the FOAM community, a novel way to deliver oxygen during needle cricothyroidotomy. Read Dr. Solis’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to hear him demonstrate this innovative technique. Play Video | + Favorites
Mellick’s Multimedia EduBlog: Ketamine for Pain-Video 3 of 3 Creator: Larry Mellick, MD Duration: 4:15 Journal: Emergency Medicine News Show More Show Less Multiple reports in the literature describe the successful use of ketamine for refractory chronic pain. Read Dr. Mellick’s blog post at http://bit.ly/Mellick, and then watch this video to hear how ketamine helped this patient with sickle cell pain. Play Video | + Favorites